When a director of an Israeli spy agency retires, there is a burst of interest in what they will reveal about secret operations—and what they’ve really thought about Israeli leaders. ...
If we ignore the efforts of people in power when they’re sincerely trying, and having some impact, then I worry that those people will just go back to saying no. ...

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In a Moment opinion piece last August, I wrote that as a Jewish son of an immigrant who was a

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An askan could offer legal help or act as a medical liaison—someone well connected to the ins and outs of different hospitals, who can get you an appointment with the right specialist. ...

Robert H. Jackson: A Life in Judgment By G. Edward White Oxford University Press, 408 pp.   Supreme Court Justice

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Dr. Nechumi Yaffe is a political psychologist and faculty member of the Department of Public Policy at Tel Aviv University, ...

When Stephen Fishbach announced he was publishing a novel about an island-based competition reality show, I thought I knew what

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On January 3, 2025, Elissa Slotkin was sworn in as a senator of the 119th Congress. Dressed in a blue

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The position of Arab parties—even those that focus mostly on other matters, such as economic equality and integration—is hard for the Jewish majority to swallow. ...
It is remarkable to see the growing number of Orthodox rabbis and scholars developing innovative interpretations of biblical and rabbinic texts to foster greater inclusion and acceptance. ...
This is not the first time Haredim have accused other Jews of antisemitism to protest the imagined loss of their entitlements. ...